Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Respite & Treatment

START Services

START is a nationally acclaimed model used throughout the U.S. to enhance the service system through active collaboration and services such as:

Learn More: START Model Overview Video

START - Driving Systemic Change

Mission

START is a national initiative that strengthens efficiencies and service outcomes for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs in the community.

Philosophy

Driven by a person-centered approach in the context of the system of support, the START model offers proactive, clinically based consultation and training for crisis prevention and intervention.

2013 Announcements

START Director Joan Beasley, Ph.D., Accepted to Present at European Association of Mental Health in ID Congress in September...More

START Expert, Dr. Karen Weigle, Featured on NPR...More

Jobs Center: START Hirings Nationwide...More

Contact

Address:
Center for START Services
Institute on Disability / UCED
56 Old Suncook Rd., Suite 2
Concord, NH 03301

Email: info@centerforstartservices.com
Phone: 603-228-2084
Relay: 711
Fax: 603-228-3270

The Center for START Services is a program of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire

START was cited as a model program

START was cited as a model program in the 2002 U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on mental health disparities for persons with intellectual / developmental disabilities.